How is the speaker's writing assignment in "theme for english b" affected by his setting in place and time? the speaker focuses more on his fascination with music than on the core of the assignment. the speaker reflects that he has nothing in common with his instructor, who will therefore not understand his essay. the speaker has trouble with the assignment because he questions what is true about his own identity.< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < ,,

The speaker in Theme for English B is affected by his setting in place and time because c): he has trouble with the assignment because he questions what is true about his own identity.

In this poem, the author depicts a black young adult living in Harlem who is attempting to figure out what is true in his life via an English assignment.

As the only black boy in his college English class, the speaker is not sure whether to take on the persona of a typical English student, regardless of race or family traditions, or to stay true to his heritage and culture.

This poem conveys a struggle for identity and truth and at the end, the speaker comes to the conclusion that, although he is different from his peers in some ways, they are all people with common likes and purposes that can relate in a lot of ways with the others.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)